UNPAID LEGAL FEE: HON. VINCENT VENMAN’S DENIAL AND THE SILENCE OF APC TO, E. G. PWAJOK (SAN)’S LETTER

By: Amb. Valentine Adese (JP),

It is no longer news that, Edward Gyang Pwajok (SAN) (doing business in the name and style of Pwajok, Ikwoe & Co) has dragged, Hon. Prince Vincent Venman Bulus, a House of Representatives Member at the Lower Chambers of the National Assembly, representing Langtang-North and Langtang-South Federal Constituency of Plateau State for allegedly refusing to pay him his Unpaid Professional Legal Fee.

You would recall that REALITY had reported that, Hon. Vincent, had denied responsibility for the payment of the Professional Fee, but had rather, shifted the responsibility to the Plateau State APC chapter in his reply on his official letter headed paper, dated 5^th June 2024, to the Bill of Charges and Demand Notice sent to him by Pwajok.

What is untold to the general public is the fact that, Hon. Pwajok (SAN) had personally written a letter, dated 11^th June 2024, to confirm the alleged position of Hon. Bulus.

In the letter REALITY stumbled on, clearly received and signed for by one Mr S. Bulus, the Ag Legal Adviser to the chapter, Hon. Pwajok had told the APC’s State Chairman that “My position is that, he is responsible and should pay. However, if you agree with him that it is the Party that is responsible and not the Member, then do let me know in writing so that I will redirect my Bill and Demands to you in the sum of N36.2 Million Naira. However, if, at the expiration of the Notice, I gave Hon. Bulus, I do not receive a written response from you stating your clear position, I would assume that it is Hon. Vincent Bulus that is responsible and not the Party and would then proceed to Court to seek Legal redress”.    

READE, E. G. PWAJOK, SAN’s LETTER IN PART BELOW:

“11^th June 2024,

Dear Sir,

RE: Professional Fees In Respect of Hon. Venman Vincent Bulus

The above subject refers.

1.      You will recall that I was one of the Lawyers that represented the Party (APC) and its candidates in the Courts after the General Elections of 2023.

2.      We had an understanding with the party on the payment of Fees in the Tribunal. I am not raising any issue on the payment for handling the Petitions in the Tribunal as the Leader of the party assured us of paying. However, I made it clear to the individual candidates whose cases I handled on appeal that they would pay. This I did before the hearing of the Appeals.

3.      Specifically, I gave a bill of professional charges to hon. Venman Vincent bulus and he even advanced some paltry sums. However, after I obtained Judgments in his favour at the Court of Appeal, he started singing a different tune and wants to renege on the agreement we had. He is now claiming not to know me and that he never briefed me, that it is the Party (APC) that instructed me. The implication is that, it is the Party that should pay me. I attach herewith some of the correspondences between us.

4.      My position is that, he is responsible and should pay. However, if you agree with him that it is the Party that is responsible and not the Member, then do let me know in writing so that I will redirect my Bill and Demands to you in the sum of N36.2million Naira. However, if, at the expiration of the Notice, I gave Hon. Bulus, I do not receive a written response from you stating your clear position, I would assume that it is Hon. Vincent Bulus that is responsible and not the Partyand would then proceed to Court to seek Legal redress”.  

TO BE CONTINUED…